Catholic people (Page 2) Comrade_: I might like you? I will start my own religion someday. ..you might just like it..you just might hard_candy: If we are starting a religion, let us use L Ron Hubbard as a model. 1. See rich celebrities. 2. ???? 3. Profit. Comrade_: I hope #2 is more frolicking a bit of nudity...in honour of the past 'pagan' religions cus no real religion is complete without a bit of 'pagan beliefs' in it. hard_candy: get that nose to the grindstone Cap'n Caveman. Go earn your crust and leave us ladies all pumped up with nowhere to go. hard_candy: Well go earn some money to spend on us, I want something pink and glittery, I think honeybee would like something gold - we will see you later. Animal Lover: I don't think it's right that Roman Catholics can just go to Confession and then have a clear conscience about whatever they might have done wrong. I also completely disapprove of that religions' subjugation of women but that is true of most official religions. I dunno why women put up with it these days when we are more than 50% of the World's population! Stormy: Surprisingly many religions discriminate against women. That's one of the reasons why I have chosen not to join any of them. oh_good_laughs: Yea, Buddhism seems more like a way of life than a religion. I have a friend thats grandfather was a leader of some Buddhist establishment, who converted to Christianity, but she hasn't been on in forever, . *Shrugs. oh_good_laughs: Also, i disagree with Christianity being innertwined with pagan roots. Have you been watching Zeitgeist?.. that show is a waste of time, very unreliable. William_Chuzzlewitt: Buddhists arent pagan. Why is everybody that is not a muslims, a pagan? Do they become easier to slaughter when they fall under this label, as Mohammad demonstrated at Mecca? Muslims now worship the kaaba, which was worshipped by these same pagans. Pagans is typically used to refer to polytheistic religious traditions. Buddhists worship no god or gods. Stormy: Most religions include elements from pagan/former faiths. This was done partly to satisfy converts and partly to absorb rival movements that could have become dangerous competitors. A typical example is Islam regarding the Kaba shrine and the practice of Ramadan as a holy month. Both were ancient long before Mohammed, but so rooted in the people's religious practice that he would have faced serious opposition if he had tried to abolish them. So he "islamised" them instead. hope_joy80: before Islam pagan Arabs used to do good deeds, so Islam kept these god things... They certainly worship God not the Kaaba. they use the Kaaba as a direction only. William_Chuzzlewitt: 'Have you been watching Zeitgeist' Even, atheists agree the 'Zeigeist' movie is a crock of shit. 'Objections to Zeitgeist (the movie) - The Atheist Experience #634' | Religion Chat Room 15 People Chatting Similar Conversations |